Beauty and personal care · County · Mississippi
Hair salons in Forrest County, MS
The hair salons in Forrest County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,755 of 2,339 scored counties
#21 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 87
- 8 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On personal care products and services · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $771 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Forrest County spend about $23.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 87 hair salons, that is $267K per salon, 38% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 87 hair salons on map listings in Forrest County as of September 2026. 8 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 28.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Forrest County in 2023. That is one for every 6,025 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 362 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Forrest County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,755 of 2,339 scored counties and #21 of 60 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Forrest County compares
The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $358K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,025 | 3,793 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $771 | $788 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $367K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 362Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 878 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Forrest County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshall County, MS | 66 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.1M | +2.6% | #405 of 2,339 |
| 2DeSoto County, MS | 56 | 176 | 24.8 | $378K | +6.3% | #897 of 2,339 |
| 3Jackson County, MS | 54 | 127 | 22.0 | $383K | +3.0% | #986 of 2,339 |
| 4Walthall County, MS | 53 | 6 | 11.3 | $653K | +0.4% | #994 of 2,339 |
| 5Smith County, MS | 52 | 6 | 10.7 | $709K | −1.5% | #1,040 of 2,339 |
| 6Itawamba County, MS | 52 | 14 | 14.6 | $540K | +1.3% | #1,050 of 2,339 |
| 7Pearl River County, MS | 51 | 49 | 22.4 | $352K | +5.6% | #1,142 of 2,339 |
| 8Hancock County, MS | 50 | 46 | 22.7 | $374K | +1.6% | #1,203 of 2,339 |
| 9Scott County, MS | 49 | 14 | 14.5 | $487K | +0.4% | #1,225 of 2,339 |
| 10Tate County, MS | 49 | 19 | 17.2 | $476K | +2.1% | #1,228 of 2,339 |
| 21Forrest County, MS | 38 | 87 | 28.9 | $267K | +1.1% | #1,755 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Forrest County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas37
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons19
- Spas and skin care25
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Forrest County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 hair salons in Forrest County. 8 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 362 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.2M a year, or $771 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $267K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Forrest County has 28.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $267K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Forrest County would have about 54, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,025 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Forrest County scores 38 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,755 of 2,339 scored counties.
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